St. Louis County vs. Jefferson County
Home > Facts > United States > County Comparisons
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
St. Louis County (MO) Jefferson County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 996,945 224,347
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.2% 2.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 998,986 218,708
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 998,954 218,733
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.0% 23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.1% 15.0%
Female persons, percent 52.6% 50.4%
White alone, percent 68.2% 96.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 24.9% 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 4.5% 0.8%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.0% 2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 65.6% 94.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 57,779 15,977
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.3% 1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 441,973 91,627
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.0% 79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $190,100 $158,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,485 $1,307
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $559 $441
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $957 $848
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 22.7% 9.1%
Building permits, 2018 1,136 677
Households, 2014-2018 403,547 84,393
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.43 2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.7% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.1% 2.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.7% 90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.7% 82.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.3% 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 43.2% 20.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.1% 9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.0% 10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.3% 66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.7% 61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,628,838 228,364
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 9,445,219 478,710
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 15,922,870 1,420,483
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 32,424,231 797,966
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 25,262,702 1,952,583
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $25,252 $8,867
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.3 31.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,300 $63,030
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $39,784 $28,844
Persons in poverty, percent 10.5% 8.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 30,609 3,973
Total employment, 2017 614,021 41,150
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 35,063,389 1,451,601
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.3% -0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 77,607 13,312
All firms, 2012 94,670 16,196
Men-owned firms, 2012 50,097 9,132
Women-owned firms, 2012 33,835 4,886
Minority-owned firms, 2012 19,406 544
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 71,842 15,312
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 9,572 1,556
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 80,302 13,858
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.5% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.6% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.2% 26.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,967.2 333.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 507.80 656.63
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between St. Louis county (MO) and Jefferson county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.